The Rant: No reason for Rutgers to keep Rice around

We all know athletic directors around the country brush many of their secrets under the rug. That’s not really news. I can’t imagine the horrible stories that don’t make it to national TV, which makes what happened to Rutgers coach Mike Rice so interesting.

ESPN aired a video that shows the coach grabbing, shoving, kicking and verbally abusing players during practice. ESPN also reported that school president Robert Barchi and AD Tim Pernetti were familiar with the issues and happy with the punishment Rice received in December. In case you were wondering, rice was suspended three games at the time. Sad. All three of these guys need to find the exit door before the room gets lit on fire. I know this is unrelated, but Rice is 44-51 with the team. Is there a logical reason to let this guy continue to embarrass the school? I can’t find one.